first at johns hopkins. then at walter reed. the progress will be slow but the outcome will be rewarding. brendan tells me he is up to the challenge. his recovery reaches a milestone today with his discharge from the hospital. he will be staying locally for the next two to three months for further monitoring and therapy. his transplant could not have been accomplished without a highly collaborative team of physicians and professionals. and i'm delighted to introduce some of them who are with us today, and please stand up. dr. brendahur, the scientific direct to you are are of our vascular transplantation program. dr. jamie shores, the clinical director of our hand transplant program. dr. james higgins, chief of the curtis national hand center. and dr. patrick bacil, director of micro surgery at walter reed national military medical center. please sit down. also in the room today, and please again, stand up, carisa coony our research manager. cindy cohen and kate knots, our transplant coordinators. mary grace hands sell, operatin